All of us need positive affirmation throughout our lives. As children, these powerful messages helped us to know that we were worthwhile, that it was all right to want food and to be touched, and that our very existence was a precious gift.

Affirmations are a way to discover personal awareness, spiritual potential and self-regard. Reading this book will give you an opportunity to nurture yourself and learn who you are and who you want to become.

Based on years of experience, author, speaker and renowned stress management expert Brian Luke Seaward wrote The Art of Calm, a compendium of practical and powerful ways to bring a sense of peace into readers' lives almost instantaneously.

From teaching us to tie our shoes to parallel park, from outfitting us for our first dance or our first day in the dorm room, our moms have been our chief counselors, cheerleaders, critics, chauffeurs, and chefs.

For his 98th birthday, Kirk Douglas offers us an intimate look into his life. Through a collection of poetry, prose and photographs, he pulls the curtain all the way back exposing the bombs and blockbusters of both the personal and professional aspects.

In Living for Today, anyone who has felt victimized, ashamed, isolated, and silenced by their abusers will receive a roadmap for self-discovery, forgiveness, and empowerment. With real compassion and wisdom, this book can help readers overcome trauma and live fully and fearlessly for today.

The Resilient Woman¹s Guide to Saying NO to Negative Self-Talk and YES to Personal Power

This companion workbook to The Resilient Woman: 7 Steps to Personal Power is a guide for every woman who has ever felt girly thoughts—a negative inner voice that robs their personal power by telling them counter-productive things.

Something Beyond Greatness is a thought-provoking discussion of the humble, loving service to others that is at the heart of greatness. For insight into the two sides of the coin, Rogers and Naraine turned to a woman of God and a man of science--Dadi Janki and Humberto Maturana, both world-renowned in their respective practices.

Gary Quinn is a dynamic, charismatic speaker who has taught thousands how to achieve their own spiritual balance or 'spiritual zone" - using a perfect blend of a basic step-by-step program format and spirituality.

In this hip, edgy, and fun self-help book, Judy May Murphy and Cathy Breslin tackle the "big issues" of life: self-discovery, goals, creativity, career, health, finances, and romance without bogging down the reader or creating the extra anxiety that comes

This treasure of a book calls on decades of spiritual study and practical experience to answer these and other essential questions. You will learn what it really means to 'feel great' – and it might not be what you expect.

Blessings are simple yet heartfelt messages that readers can bestow on the people they care about, whether they want to remind their spouse that they are loved, cheer up a coworker who's having a bad day, or comfort a friend facing a trying time.

Decades ago, sports were a man's arena. But nowadays, it's a different game—so to speak. Meet the women in contemporary sports and learn about how they've triumphed in a man's world and overcame adversity.

With anecdotes and interviews from some of today's greatest icons in business, sports and academia, including Phoenix Suns' star Steve Nash (voted NBA's Most Valuable Player in 2005–06), Yankees' star Alex Rodriguez, Grant Hill of the Orlando Magic

I don't know what I want but I want to be happy is about learning how to find the happiness that you think is missing from your life. It's about deciding what you want, setting goals, and then going about achieving them.

Do you ever wish you looked like someone else? Or that you could skip school because you feel self-conscious about your appearance? Do you think you’re fat or ugly, even though everyone says you’re fine?

Uplifting Stories, Endearing Photos, and the Best Experts' Tips on the Toughest Job You'll Ever Love

Just as no two women are the same, the experience of being a mom is different for each of us. In The Ultimate Mom, you'll follow the journeys of mothers through a diverse collection of stories about this rewarding and challenging job.

The Best Experts' Advice for a Noble Profession with Photos and Stories

Get a glimpse into the lives of dedicated teachers and share their struggles, triumphs, and passion for teaching. You'll delight in the recollections of students who celebrate and commemorate educators who not only inspired them, but ultimately changed their lives.

The Best Experts' Advice for Cultivating a Magnificent Garden with Photos and Stories

Passion for gardening touches each of us in a different way, and in The Ultimate Gardener you'll meet others who share your zeal. Laugh at anecdotes of gardeners who try to cut corners and end up making extra work for themselves, and pets who fail to realize that gardens are off-limits.

In Serving Productive Time, you'll read about extraordinary people who are taking tangible steps to make positive changes in their own lives and who are reaching out to help others do the same. Some stories will help you gain a new perspective on those who are incarcerated.

Ten million daily viewers loved her as Liz Chandler on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. Yet while the cameras rolled and the fictional plotline for Daysunfolded each day, Loring was quietly wrestling with her own real-life dramas.

Miracle on the Hudson Survivors Share Their Stories of Near Death and Hope for New Life

"Brace for impact." Three simple words that proclaimed to all 150 passengers on board US Airways Flight 1549 on that cold, crisp New York afternoon of January 15, 2009, that their plane was about to go down in the icy Hudson River.

Based on Jake Ehrenreich hit show A Jew Grows in Brooklyn is about battling drug abuse, womanizing, coping with his mother and two sisters' early-onset Alzheimer's disease, finding love, fathering the only child who will carry on his family name, and then dealing with his beloved dad's courageous battle with Parkinson's disease

Estranged from his siblings and cut out of any financial benefit or family acknowledgement by Marley's widow and subsequent manger of his estate, young Ky-Mani Marley was determined to not be a forgotten.

My Journey from Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life

In iWant, Jane Velez-Mitchell shares her candid and engaging story of the true adventure of her life, a journey of self-discovery that is still in full throttle. As she searches for the ultimate joy and freedom that come from living a compassionate life, she challenges all of us to learn from her examples to end destructive behaviors and embrace a meaningful existence alongside one another.

Stories carry the seeeds of our humanity. They help us, teach us, and connect us to what matters. Revered for his craft as a poetic and philosophical storyteller, Mark Nepo, the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awakening, bares the stories of his heart, his dreams, and the myths of our ancestors as he gently guides us on our journey to discover our personal truths.

In 'Honey, It's All in the Shoes' Phyllis Norton Hoffman takes you on a journey examining these defining moments, sharing what she has learned when she was required to wear different shoes—from a mother and wife to entrepreneur and businesswoman to publishing powerhouse to doting grandmother—and provides advice for women on putting their best foot forward, no matter their role, circumstance, or stage of life.

My Unexpected Adventures to Make a Difference in Darjeeling, and What I Learned about Fate, Fortitude, and Finding Family Half a World Away

Katrell Christie was a thirty-something artist turned roller-derby rebel who opened a tea shop in Atlanta. Barely two years later, her life would make a drastic change--and so would the lives of a group of girls half a world away.

Most everyone could use a shrink now and again. We all have times in our lives where we could benefit from some support and direction from someone who, for the most part, is objective and outside the loop—

At the age of thirty-six, Lauren Terrazzano--a non-smoker--was diagnosed with lung cancer. Until her death three years later, Lauren turned her incredible drive and her passion for communication into putting a human face on her disease and raising public awareness of lung cancer.

Dr. Seaward's extensive research and teachings on the connection between stress and spirituality will soothe and harmonize your spirit and give you the tools to enhance and sustain connectedness with yourself, your purpose, and nature around you.

Renowned real-estate 'rock czar' Frank McKinney reveals the most important spiritual principle of his astronomical success. He explains how God has tapped him (and taps everyone) many times in life, answering prayers and presenting life-changing opportunities.

My Journey from Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life

In iWant, investigative journalist and author Jane Velez-Mitchell traces her unique quest for an addiction-free life over the course of many years, detailing her struggles to stop drinking, smoking, overeating, and overworking. During this journey, Velez-Mitchell comes closer to discovering her authentic self, embracing her ethnic identity, and accepting her true sexual orientation.